... local building market. Lough Neagh also provides Belfast's water supply the water is processed in 2 pumping stations close to the Lough Dunmore point and caster bay. North north of Ballymena lies the beautiful scenery of the glens of Antrim which attracts many tourists to discover the picturesque scene of waterfalls and high green hill. Other main towns nearby to Ballymena include Antrim, Colraine, Magherfelt these towns also provide shopping factices and services. Placing Ballymena in context-Urban Hierarchy The hierarchy pyramid basically ranks the order of hamlets, villages, towns and cities in order of importants. From the pyramid we can see that Ballymena is a large town due to the numerous services and function such as several shopping areas, small hospital and a small football team. In order to construct a hierarchy pyramid, the ordering is done in a combination of three factors. -The area and population of the settlement i.e. it's ...

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